Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-22
GENERAL Markets.
Produce and Provisions.

ST. LOUIS Mo, June 2I.-Flour-Easy,
with improved demand. Wheat lower, broke
8 Gl5SC early, but rallied on heavy export pur-
chases, and closed 20 sc below yesterday !;
No. red cash 771c; June nc; July 720 73c, clos
ing at 722sc; August 721s@75]ic. closing I315c;
September AK a 7jc, closing at 7475c; October
49, 76c, closing 7615c Corn lower, closing
cas- cash 34Hc; Jaly "a sc; August $500 IS &c,
closing at 3535c; September 36G36bc, closing at
July 24c bid Cornmeal strong at 81 %. Whisky
steady atSl O5 Provisions dull and unset led,
POrk-Irregular new at Sl5 90 Lard Sc 10 Dry
salt meats-BOxed shoulders 50 7iS long clears
and clear ribs S. 90; short clear So %. Bacon
Boxed shoulders Sc 90; long GEARS and ear
ribs S. 10; short clear S. 3T1s as so HRms-Mar-
ket steady at Sll 25Gl4 90. Afternoon Board
Wheat firmer; July BIC; August 7353c; OctO-
Der 7jhc. Corn dull. Oats not ing.
CHICAGO, ILL, June 2l.--An OppTessivsy
weak feeling prevailed in wheat at the open
ing. Traders were feeling decidedly blue.
July opened &c lower at 69l5c, but some little
effort was made to sustain the market and a
few minutes later July was selling at G9ii
support was only temporary, however, and
bank wheat being put on the Market, July soon
reacted to 691c, around which figure 1t held
steady during the first hour of the sessOn.
At the endsCf that time "tailers" found that
they had sold themselves short and began to
influence marketing of bank wheat again
caused July to ease back to 694c
The was no let up in the sales OF wheat for
account of banks to-day and realizing Contin-
effect of general selling was to break wheat
from 69s &C TO 6Szc for July, the latter figure be
ing reached about noon At bottom price
there were many good buying orders and reac-
ton sent price of July up to CSC, at which fig
ure the morning session closed. Heavy ex.
ports from seabOard and covering by short In
JeIest made the afternoon market stronger.
July sold up to 703s and closed at zoe. huctau-
lions In June were not very III arket. 1t opened
at 6S3I C and closed at 69c. Corn was mod erately
active, with the feeling somewhat unsettled.
Prices were generally weak and lower. Trad
ing was largely local and offerings were quite
fir c, but the demand was very night The
weaker feeling which prevailed in the wheat
market during the earlier hours of the session
also had a depressing eff CT on corn. July
opened at S6c and sold down to BOD but wsS
in sympathy with wheat. During the after
noon session the market reacted and closed at
was transacted in the provision market, but
the feeling WAS greatly unsettled and prices
ruled weak and lower. Offerings were quite
liberal, while the demand was only
covered outstanding contracts at profit
Receipts OF hogs were light, and prices ruled
higher, but the feeling IN the grain market had
a considerable effect on provisions. July lard
opened at Sc %, sold down to So % and up to
So 80, and closed at the opening figures. July
spare ribs opened at 81 52Jl solo up 81 80 and
down to s. 10, closing at s. 275z. Closing:
Wheat-JuDe soc; July roc; August PIC;
September "A as1 :. CoTn-June 3j}SC: July 36Lc;
August SIC; September 39t4c. Mess pork
s. 3d. September S. 45. Short ribs June
81 27%; July 81 371a; August 81 57}s; September
81 tx. Cash quotations were Flour ruled
quiet, there were no new features; prices steady
No. ,, red, 74c No. corn $5'sc Mess
pork SD co. Lard St 2OG6 p. Short ribs, 8 des,
loose, 81 2007 p dry sailed shoulders. boxed.
s. GOd5 20. short clear sides, boxed, s! 35GI 60.